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SpiderMAP:   1213
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2930AC
Observer:   Wright M
Date of record:   2013-11-19
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Was found with 2 eggs in an electrical Low Voltage mini sub-station near the cabins in Midmar Dam Resort.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   720950
Species name:   Latrodectus geometricus
Common name:   Common brown button spiders
Family:   Theridiidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Brown Button Spider (Latrodectus geometricus) with egg sacs
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=SpiderMAP-1213
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 1213 - photo: 1
VM-number: 1213 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Astri Leroy
Comment:   Brown button spider.
Date:   2015-03-31 19:45:29
Species name:   Latrodectus geometricus -- Common brown button spiders
Species code:   720950

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